Joseph Schooling's confession to cannabis use a 'setback' for Singapore's fight against drugs: Shanmugam

by Olympic champion Joseph Schooling that he had used cannabis is a setback in Singapore's fight against drugs but Singapore has to press on with its efforts, especially as it is"swimming against the tide" when it comes to international attitudes towards drugs, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Thursday .

Mr Shanmugam was asked at a doorstop interview with the media about the potential implications of the case on Singapore’s fight against drugs, given Schooling is a role model for many young athletes. He said: “There will be setbacks, when people with a high profile are seen to have taken drugs, we will just have to deal with it and continue.

“I think that people will also see that regardless of who you are, the matter becomes public, and you face the consequences.” He added that people will also “recognise that Singapore is different” in its approach to drugs, and that it “help tremendously” that Schooling, as well as fellow national swimmer

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